BITCHIN...
I'm in a bitching mood today. But I'll be brief.
US unveils new rule on airplane fuel tanks.
Certainly that is good news for all air travelers. But it was twelve years ago today that TWA flight 800 went down. Why did it take twelve long years for government agencies to require this?
I think I know the answer to that question. As one might expect It's for a combination of reasons but I think the primary one is government inefficiency and bureaucracy and perhaps a little in-fighting thrown in. As the article indicates the NTSB determined ignition in the fuel tanks as the cause of the accident not long after it happened. Then the FBI got involved because of terror suspicions. I can envision the turf battle that went on from there. And finally the airlines balked because of the estimated expense. All that put together pretty much makes a perfect storm of delays. As my Grandma Jackson used to say, "pitiful, just pitiful".
Meanwhile on the energy front Tennessee favorite son Al Gore says the energy crisis threatens U.S. survival. I certainly agree with that. And let's hope the changes the former Veep has made has reduced his usage since this February 2007 report when his average electric bill was $1359 and average natural gas bill was $1,080. Memo to Al: you're more believable when do what you ask everyone else to do.
Meanwhile, I find it interesting that our elected officials continue to be clueless as their approval hits a record-low 14%. In Gallup's words, "the current reading is the lowest congressional job approval rating in the 34-year Gallup Poll history of asking the question." Of course Dirty Harry Reid knows why--see News From All Around post below. Give me a break...
Oh, I almost forgot. For some strange reason all my posts this month had a font change yesterday. I haven't the slightest clue why and I can't get them to match all the earlier posts on this blog. Probably the gremlins again. Or maybe Dirty Harry. Bastards.
I'm done. That's my rants for the day. I told you I would be brief.
Update: Again with the font. I find out who's doing this and I sic Nancy Grace on your butt.
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Lewis, don't take the font-change thing too personally. I'm a TypePad user too, and one look at our blog is all you need to know that the font-change gremlins are affecting us also. It's part of the "new, improved" TypePad, don't ya know--the one that was designed to serve the kiddies who don't know from HTML.
One thing that might help: Import a post in your desired font, and then switch from "Rich Text" to "HTML" in the compose mode. Kill any [/FONT] commands (and there may be several) embedded in your text, and you should be good to go.
Yeah, I just love it. I thought I was the one who ought to have control over my fonts, not TypePad.
Posted by: Pete (Alois) at Jul 19, 2008 9:14:24 PM
Pete:
I found out that TP instituted a new Compose Screen which I don't have yet. Why that is I don't know. I'll try your suggestion.
Posted by: Lewis at Jul 22, 2008 11:14:47 AM
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